Silent highways

Silent highways
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Total Pages : 228
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ISBN-10 : OXFORD:600061710
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Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis Silent highways by : Frances Palmer (writer of children's stories.)

Silent Highways of the Jungle

Silent Highways of the Jungle
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Total Pages : 360
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105039793646
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Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Synopsis Silent Highways of the Jungle by : George Miller Dyott

Right of Way

Right of Way
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Publisher : Island Press
Total Pages : 247
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ISBN-10 : 9781642830835
ISBN-13 : 1642830836
Rating : 4/5 (35 Downloads)

Synopsis Right of Way by : Angie Schmitt

The face of the pedestrian safety crisis looks a lot like Ignacio Duarte-Rodriguez. The 77-year old grandfather was struck in a hit-and-run crash while trying to cross a high-speed, six-lane road without crosswalks near his son’s home in Phoenix, Arizona. He was one of the more than 6,000 people killed while walking in America in 2018. In the last ten years, there has been a 50 percent increase in pedestrian deaths. The tragedy of traffic violence has barely registered with the media and wider culture. Disproportionately the victims are like Duarte-Rodriguez—immigrants, the poor, and people of color. They have largely been blamed and forgotten. In Right of Way, journalist Angie Schmitt shows us that deaths like Duarte-Rodriguez’s are not unavoidable “accidents.” They don’t happen because of jaywalking or distracted walking. They are predictable, occurring in stark geographic patterns that tell a story about systemic inequality. These deaths are the forgotten faces of an increasingly urgent public-health crisis that we have the tools, but not the will, to solve. Schmitt examines the possible causes of the increase in pedestrian deaths as well as programs and movements that are beginning to respond to the epidemic. Her investigation unveils why pedestrians are dying—and she demands action. Right of Way is a call to reframe the problem, acknowledge the role of racism and classism in the public response to these deaths, and energize advocacy around road safety. Ultimately, Schmitt argues that we need improvements in infrastructure and changes to policy to save lives. Right of Way unveils a crisis that is rooted in both inequality and the undeterred reign of the automobile in our cities. It challenges us to imagine and demand safer and more equitable cities, where no one is expendable.

The Empire of Silence

The Empire of Silence
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Total Pages : 444
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ISBN-10 : HARVARD:HXK5DL
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Rating : 4/5 (DL Downloads)

Synopsis The Empire of Silence by : Charles Courtenay

Highways in Hiding

Highways in Hiding
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Publisher : Good Press
Total Pages : 223
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ISBN-10 : EAN:8596547531845
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Rating : 4/5 (45 Downloads)

Synopsis Highways in Hiding by : George O. Smith

"Highways in Hiding" by George O. Smith. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Paths of Silence

Paths of Silence
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Total Pages : 36
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ISBN-10 : PRNC:32101067708220
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Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Synopsis Paths of Silence by : Louis FitzGerald Benson